The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-22

1 Inc prince anu princess DOIu eI
pressed themselves highly gratifie,
with their visit, and graciously signi
fed their intention 10 occupy tn
royal box as frequently as POSSIBLE
during the season. They left tn
camp at exactly Z pm.
Among the pleasant incidents o
the day was that when the prime,
met Red Shirt a second time; ht
kindly gave him the contents of hi
cigarette case, which Red Shirt gen
erOusly distributed at once among
his retinue.
Mr.. Nate Salisbury, manager, an(
Maj. j. M. Burke, general manager
of the Wild West, also had the honor
to be presented to the Prince o.
Wales.
Mr.. j. NJ. Priestman, Lord RonalG
Cover and Col. Griffin, of the Exec.
utive Council, were also present.
Everyone seemed to shine in theil
best at last Fridays private view Of
the Royal Academy, and seldom have
there appeared more pretty women
in handsome toilets than on this oc.
casion. In spite of the list Of inuiteI
being curtailed, all the world and his
vile had put in vOluminous appear.
aDce, particularly his wife. So many
people to recognize we have seldom
seen-Some faces but rarely seen here
now, amongst which may be men
toned that of the kindly editor OF
the Edinburgh, also Lady Salisbury
and her daughter, in very becom
iug costume of rich red fdille fran.
cdise; Lady Greville, with her pretty
daughter as well, she looking more
like an elder sister than mother. Oh
artists, of course, there were galore
from Whistler to Harry Furniss
none appearing fresher or younger
than the president himself. One
thing was remarkable, and that was
the comparative absence of the his
trionic element, represented only by
the Bancrofts, Mrs. Lewis (Kate
Terry, and Miss Dorothy Dene, who
had donned becoming costume OF
the new gris blue shade, the blue
feathers of the wide brimmed hat
according we'll with her fair hair.
why, oh why does Lady Archie
Campbell attire herself in the guise
of an anchorite2 A very little more,
with the addition of staff, beads and
scallop shell, and she might pass for
a fair pilgrim to some sacred shrine.
Is it Whistlerian, aud was the cos
tune Note in Violet? Who shall
say? Anyway it was more harmoni-
Gus than some of the extra aesthetic
appearances that have once more
cropped up and made themselves OBJ
noxious to artistic eyes. Terribly
"tlimp" gowns of that most clinging
of all dreadful Observation-Disclosures
were much affected by these ag-
gressive ladies, who seem to aim at
what Mrs. Oscar Wilde, in a plain
long ulster, succeeded in being
straight all the way down" like lit
tie Noah's ark man. Lady Colin Camp
bell was a perfect contrast in one of
the new polonaise made costumes;
this was of satin striped black
foulard description, having the new
kind of pulled sleeve, very ample
skirt, and little heliotrope frill of
satin appearing beneath. Her black
lace hat was trimmed with full
punches of lilac, and turned up high
at the back by a large bow of
black lace. After carefully going
round the principal room she
ran his Eminence Cardinal Manning
to earth, and succeeded in securing
an introduction, not altogether appa-
rently to that worthy ecclesiastic's
entire satisfaction. One could hard
ly help feeling what antipodean ex-
tremes they were to meet Mr..
Browning and Miss Braddon repre-
sented literature, and it was amusing
to hear the latter's description OF be-
ing earthquaked at Cannes, where
she seemed to have been one of the
least frightened, The stair carpets of
her hotel, however, were sprinkled
snowy white with the wax candles in
the shaking hands of the affrighted
visitors as they rushed down to the
hall all of which she related in the
drollest way.
The papers are all saying that
Queen Victoria is the first woman
who has been allowed to go over the
monastery of the Grand Chartreuse.
As matter OF fact, Georges Sand
succeeded in getting in, in male at
tire, but she was eventually recog-
Missed by one Of the monks who had
met her in society. More recently
the Empress Eugene received from
the Pope the same favor as has Just
been accorded to the Queen.
Mrs. Brown Potter has found a
champion among her own sex. Miss
Agnes Hewitt, clever and beauti-
full woman, fair actress, and plen-
teously endowed with this worlds
goods, writes in Society: I'm send
ing nice benevolent looking gentle
man with white beard to Inter
view me the week before last |
rather suspect that the editor of that
smart and occasionally scurrilous
vituperative Society was attempting
to draw me on the subject of the
latest theatrical sensation, Mrs. |
James Brown Potter. But Ii
am rather hard to draw
AS the benevolent looking gentleman |
must have acknowledged to himself |
while he was revenging himself on |
ny chicken and champagne, or,
.ather, on my brandy and soda water.
Mrs. Potter is a lady for whom l
nave the greatest esteem. Possibly
The is not great AGGRESSIVE cant
III be Ellen Terrys or Dorothy Denes
but she does her best with what |
consider by no means a great part.
The audience were beasts to her on
he first night, and their behavior
vas quite enough to put anybody out.
If some of the audience could have
,een put out too it would have been
IS we'll. How the poor woman has
Not content with crying
Town her acting, the papers must
leeds saw away at her private life.
Personality is the curse Of criticism.
)ne man wrote that she had thin
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